Etymology

adventurer

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Today it means: One who enjoys adventures. Full definition →

English adventure ← Middle English aventure ← Old French aventure
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷm̥yéti
  7. Proto-Italic*gʷəniō
  8. Latinveniō
  9. Latinadveniō
  10. Latinadventūrus
  11. Vulgar Latin*adventūra
  12. Old Frenchaventure
  13. Middle Englishaventure
  14. Englishadventure
  15. English todayadventurer

From adventure + -er.

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